Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-08
Capitol Topics.

STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
The Secretary OF State to-day transmitted 70 the
Speaker OF the House, in compliance with the re-
quirements OF the statutes, list OF the names OF
the employees OF the Department OF State, together
with the statement that they have been useful
employees and that the services or none OF them
service. The Secretary adds that 'as the clerks OF
THIS department have become trained TO degree OF
usefulness beyond that which could reasonably be
expected nom new appointees, i am not al present
prepared 10 recommend any Change"
FRENCH sPoIIArIoN CLAIMS.
Estimates aggregating $1,000 were to-day
transmitted to the House By the secretary
OF State, of the expenses for the continuation
Oh OIL the Investigation OF the records OF the
prize courts and other repositories Of ar
chlSeS In France and elsewhere.
DEPRECIATION CLAIMS
The Acting Secretary OF the Interior to-day
transmitted TO the House list OF depreciation
claims In favor OF citizens and against Indians
holding treaty relations with the United States In
compliance With the requirements OF the last In
ulan appropriation bill. The list gives the num-
bers OF the claims, name and post Office address
OF each Claimant, and other Information.
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HELD FOR THE GRAND JURy.-Wm. j. Hickey, a
drummer Tor printing establishment In New ork,
was arraigned In the Police Court this afternoon
on charge OF exhibiting obscene pictures 10
three colored girls and with aSsauliing one OF
them-lda Stewart-by cutting her with a
knife. He was fined $50 for the as
pictures, the judge said there We're no worse COR
ruptors OF youth than these miserable people who
exhibit such pictures They ought to be made
serve full term in the penitentiary. The case
was sent 10 the grand jury; bonds 1000.
A PISTOL IN EACH PocKEr.-This morning in the
Police Court Joseph c. Fowler was charged 10y
Capt. j. ID. Rhodes with carrying pistol, and the
case was continued Tor a Week. Gen. ). s. Henke
appearing Tor the defendant. Fowler Was ar
rested yesterday morning by Officer Wall, near the
ST. Charles hotel, on complaint OF Capt. Rhodes,
and he was afterwards released on bail. Ii APP
pears that Capt. Rhodes, who IS staying at the
ST. Charles hotel, was sitting in the Office Thurs
day night When Fowler came in and put his foot
on paper on which he (Rhodesl was doing some
ornamental pen WORK. Some angry words were
exchanged and they went TO the wash room, when
In personal encounter, It Is stated, Bowler got
woroted and threatened, Capt. Rhodes alleges, to
shoot him on sight, and lett the hotel Yesterday
morning Fowler called at the hotel TO see Capt.
Rhodes, and When the latter went down stairs he
found Fowler standing with both hands in hi,
0vercOat pockets he Immediately grabbed Fow ieI
and pistol was taken from eacn pocket. The
p1stols-One a"British bulldog" and the other a
'defender'-were handed over to the police and
will be used as evidence at the trial next Saturday
WASHINGTON TEACHERS BENEFICIAL AssoCIa.
TIoN.-At tie meeting OF the board OF directors OF
this association to-day, the Resignation OF the
president, Dr. ID. A. Smith, was accepted with re-
greet. Mr.. Ill. S. Petty, OF the sixth division, was
elected president. Mr.. b. I. Janney, OF the fifth
division, was elected director In the place OF DR.
Smith. The only death loss during the present
school year was ordered paid without special as
SeSSment.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER--The following
were the readings at the signal Office to-day: a.
~, Is; a. m II; IL a. H., Ii; y. u, n; maxi
mum, %; minimum, IL.
Cornelius Martin, colored boy, was given 20
days In jail by Judge Smell this afternoon lor steal
Ing Duonei Oh GOA from the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad company.